There is a huge black locust tree nearby. I love the scent in the spring, but it is a messy tree - dropping leaves, bark and spent flowers everywhere. The tree harbors carpenter bees and it is a favorite of the woodpeckers. I haven't seen honeybees -only carpenter and bumble bees. The locust bean tree has a huge poison ivy vine climbing it. The neighbors cut the vine, poison it, everything they can think of, but it still comes back. Luckily, only trumpet vines are climbing the black walnut trees. The trumpet vine is apparently immune to juglone released by the walnut trees. I have plenty of trumpet vine seeds if anyone wants some. It drops these long seed pods that look like small snakes...don't know how many times they made me jump!
